Posts tagged "variety"

Dear Variety Columnist Brian Lowry, You wrote a negative review of Sarah Silverman’s new comedy special, “We Are Miracles,” which aired on HBO Saturday night. And I get it. The special felt stale, pointlessly antagonistic, and lacked actual jokes. But worse than the program itself was the bizarrely-gendered language you used to smash…

A Variety reviewer of Sarah Silverman's upcoming HBO comedy special objected to the amount of dirty jokes she tells. Gasp! Dirty jokes, you say! Brian Lowry mentioned Silverman's "looks" as a "career-friendly gift" and then lamented the comedian feels she needs to "prove she can be as dirty and distasteful as the boys." When did…

What's not to love about Amy Poehler? She's smart, sassy, and oh-so-funny. Here, Amy accepts the Variety Power of Comedy Award from Will Farrell and shows the world why she's managed to earn so much acclaim and adulation. [NYMag.com]…

Well, clearly the producers of the recently announced 90210 spin-off haven't had a chance to read our perfectly outlined concept for their show. Variety now has details on the project, which sadly does not include Guidance Counselor Valentine, Principal Sanders, or school nerd Hannah Zuckerman. Lame! That said, as opposed the original series'…

Simply Irresistible

As you slog your way through the myriad not-yet-April Fools' Day pranks that plague this nation, revel in this: no one has ever pranked someone better than Michael Jackson pranked Russell Crowe, and he did it for years. In an interview with The Guardian, Crowe revealed that despite having never met Jackson,…